Job 33
JPS Tanakh (Jewish Publication Society, 1917)
Tongan Bible, Revised West Version
1Howbeit, Job, I pray thee, hear my speech, and hearken to all my words.
1“Ko ia ʻoku ou kole kiate koe ʻe Siope, fakafanongo ki heʻeku ngaahi fakamatala, mo ke tokanga ki heʻeku lea kotoa pē.
2Behold now, I have opened my mouth, my tongue hath spoken in my mouth.
2Vakai, kuo u faʻai eni ʻa hoku ngutu, kuo lea ʻa hoku ʻelelo ʻi hoku ngutu.
3My words shall utter the uprightness of my heart; and that which my lips know they shall speak sincerely.
3Te u lea au mei he totonu ʻo hoku loto: pea ʻe mahino ʻae ʻilo ʻe lea ʻaki ʻe hoku loungutu.
4The spirit of God hath made me, and the breath of the Almighty given me life.
4Naʻe ngaohi au ʻe he Laumālie ʻoe ʻOtua, pea ko e mānava ʻoe Māfimafi kuo ne foaki ʻae moʻui kiate au.
5If thou canst, answer thou me, set thy words in order before me, stand forth.
5Kapau te ke faʻa tali au, pea fokotuʻu hokohoko pe hoʻo ngaahi lea, tuʻu hake ʻi hoku ʻao.
6Behold, I am toward God even as thou art; I also am formed out of the clay.
6Vakai, ʻoku ou tatau mo koe ʻi he ʻao ʻoe ʻOtua: kuo ngaohi foki au mei he ʻumea.
7Behold, my terror shall not make thee afraid, neither shall my pressure be heavy upon thee.
7ʻE ʻikai fakamanavahēʻi koe ʻe haʻaku fakailifia, pea ʻe ʻikai mamafa ʻa hoku nima kiate koe.
8Surely thou hast spoken in my hearing, and I have heard the voice of thy words;
8“Ko e moʻoni kuo ke lea ʻi hoku telinga, pea kuo u ongoʻi ʻae leʻo ʻo hoʻo ngaahi lea, ʻo pehē,
9'I am clean, without transgression, I am innocent, neither is there iniquity in me;
9‘ʻOku ou maʻa taʻehaangahala, ʻoku ou māʻoniʻoni; pea ʻoku ʻikai ha hia ʻiate au.
10Behold, He findeth occasions against me, He counteth me for His enemy;
10Vakai, ʻoku ne kumi ʻae meʻa ke u kovi ai, ʻoku ne lauʻi au ko hono fili,
11He putteth my feet in the stocks, He marketh all my paths.'
11ʻOku ne ʻai hoku vaʻe ki he meʻa fakamaʻu vaʻe, ʻoku ne vakaiʻi ʻa hoku ʻalunga kotoa pē.’
12Behold, I answer thee: In this thou art not right, that God is too great for man;
12“Vakai eni, ʻoku ʻikai te ke tonuhia: te u talia koe, he ʻoku lahi ʻae ʻOtua ki he tangata.
13Why hast thou striven against Him? seeing that He will not answer any of his words.
13He ko e hā ʻoku ke fai ai mo ia? Koeʻuhi ʻoku ʻikai fakahā ʻe ia ʻae ʻuhinga ʻo ʻene ngaahi ngāue.
14For God speaketh in one way, yea in two, though man perceiveth it not.
14Ka ʻoku lea ʻae ʻOtua ʻo tuʻo taha, ʻio, ʻo tuʻo ua, ka ʻoku ʻikai tokangaʻi ia ʻe he tangata.
15In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;
15ʻI he misi, ʻi he meʻa hā mai ʻoe poʻuli, ʻi he tō ʻae mohe maʻu ki he kakai, ʻi he tulemohe ʻi he mohenga;
16Then He openeth the ears of men, and by their chastisement sealeth the decree,
16ʻOku ne toki fakaongo ʻae telinga ʻoe kakai, ʻo ne pulusi ʻa honau akonakiʻi,
17That men may put away their purpose, and that He may hide pride from man;
17Koeʻuhi ke ne taʻofi ʻae tangata mei heʻene ngāue ʻaʻana, pea fufū ʻae fielahi mei he tangata.
18That He may keep back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
18ʻOku ne taʻofi mai hono laumālie mei he luo, mo ʻene moʻui ke ʻoua naʻa ʻauha ʻi he heletā.
19He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and all his bones grow stiff;
19Pea ʻoku ne tautea foki ia ʻaki ʻae mamahi ʻi hono mohenga, mo hono ngaahi hui ʻaki ʻae mamahi lahi:
20So that his life maketh him to abhor bread, and his soul dainty food.
20Ko ia ʻoku fehiʻa ai ʻene moʻui ki he mā, mo hono laumālie ki he meʻakai ifo lelei.
21His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones corrode to unsightliness.
21ʻOku fakaʻaʻau ʻo ʻosi ʻa hono kakano, ʻo ʻikai ʻiloa; pea ʻoku tuʻu mai hono ngaahi hui naʻe ʻikai hā mai.
22Yea, his soul draweth near unto the pit, and his life to the destroyers.
22ʻIo, ʻoku ʻunuʻunu atu hono laumālie ki he faʻitoka, mo ʻene moʻui ki he kau fakaʻauha.
23If there be for him an angel, an intercessor, one among a thousand, to vouch for a man's uprightness;
23“Kapau ʻe ʻiate ia ha faifekau, ko e fakamatala, ko e taha mei he toko taha afe, ke fakahā ki he tangata ʻene māʻoniʻoni:
24Then He is gracious unto him, and saith: 'Deliver him from going down to the pit, I have found a ransom.'
24ʻOku toki ʻaloʻofa ai ia kiate ia, ʻo ne pehē, “Fakamoʻui ia mei he ʻalu hifo ki he luo: kuo u ʻiloʻi ʻae huhuʻi.”
25His flesh is tenderer than a child's; he returneth to the days of his youth;
25ʻE moʻui lelei hake hono sino ʻi ha tamasiʻi: ʻe toe foki ia ki he ngaahi ʻaho ʻo ʻene kei siʻi:
26He prayeth unto God, and He is favourable unto him; so that he seeth His face with joy; and He restoreth unto man his righteousness.
26ʻE lotu ia ki he ʻOtua, pea ʻe tokanga ia ki ai: pea ʻe mamata ia ki hono fofonga ʻi he fiefia: he te ne totongi ki he tangata ʻa ʻene māʻoniʻoni.
27He cometh before men, and saith: 'I have sinned, and perverted that which was right, and it profited me not.'
27ʻOku ne vakai ki he kakai, pea ka pehē ʻe ha taha, ‘Kuo u angahala, pea fakakehe ʻaia ʻoku totonu, pea kuo taʻeʻaonga ia kiate au;
28So He redeemeth his soul from going into the pit, and his life beholdeth the light.
28ʻE fakahaofi ʻe ia ʻa hono laumālie ke ʻoua naʻa ʻalu hifo ki he luo, pea ʻe mamata ʻene moʻui ki he maama.
29Lo, all these things doth God work, twice, yea thrice, with a man,
29“Vakai, ʻoku faʻa fai ʻe he ʻOtua ʻae ngaahi meʻa ni kotoa pē koeʻuhi ko e tangata,
30To bring back his soul from the pit, that he may be enlightened with the light of the living.
30Ke ne toe ʻomi ai hono laumālie mei he luo, pea ne fakamaama ia ʻaki ʻae maama ʻoe moʻui.
31Mark well, O Job, hearken unto me; hold thy peace, and I will speak.
31Tokanga, ʻe Siope, fakafanongo kiate au: ke ke longo pe, kau lea.
32If thou hast any thing to say, answer me; speak, for I desire to justify thee.
32Kapau ʻoku ai haʻo lea, tali mai: lea, he ko hoku loto ke ke tonuhia.
33If not, hearken thou unto me; hold thy peace, and I will teach thee wisdom.
33Kapau ʻoku ʻikai, fakafanongo kiate au: ke ke longo pē, kau akonekina koe ke ke poto.
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